1. A county whose population is 700,000 or more, and a city within such a county, may adopt an ordinance, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 705.700, to grant franchises for the installation and operation of monorails within the unincorporated area of the county and incorporated area of the city, respectively.
2. Before beginning construction of a monorail in a city or in the unincorporated area of a county that has adopted a franchising ordinance, the owner shall apply for a franchise. If the city or county has no such ordinance, the owner may enter into an agreement with the city or county that complies with the provisions of NRS 705.700. Before the city or county may enter into such an agreement, it must provide notice and a public hearing regarding the proposed agreement in the same manner as for an ordinance proposed to be adopted by the city or county under circumstances other than in an emergency.
3. The granting of a franchise or making of an agreement under subsection 2 dispenses with any permit otherwise required by the city or county. The city or county may, at the request of the owner, designate an officer or agency to cooperate with the owner to facilitate the installation and operation of the monorail.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2444; A 2011, 1312)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 705 - Railroads and Monorails
NRS 705.005 - Effect of federal preemption.
NRS 705.030 - Contract reserving title or lien as security for full payment.
NRS 705.050 - Validity of contract for conditional sale.
NRS 705.120 - Duty of maintaining fences; liability for killing livestock.
NRS 705.140 - Penalty for allowing animal to stray on enclosed right-of-way.
NRS 705.160 - Settlement of claim within 90 days; action for recovery; assignment of claim.
NRS 705.180 - Employee to report killing or injuring of livestock.
NRS 705.210 - Employees’ hours of employment limited; penalties.
NRS 705.220 - Railroad police: Appointment; responsibility for actions; wearing of badge.
NRS 705.240 - Engineer required to be able to read timetables and ordinary handwriting; penalty.
NRS 705.250 - Intoxication and other violations of duties; penalties.
NRS 705.260 - "Common carrier" defined.
NRS 705.270 - Liability for injury to or death of employee.
NRS 705.300 - Question of causation for jury’s determination.
NRS 705.310 - Fact of injury or death presumptive evidence of want of care by employer.
NRS 705.330 - Survival of right of action.
NRS 705.340 - Limitation of actions.
NRS 705.360 - Headlights on locomotive; penalty.
NRS 705.415 - Requirements for certain railroads transporting freight; exception.
NRS 705.420 - Civil penalties.
NRS 705.421 - Department of Transportation to develop state plan for service by rail.
NRS 705.430 - Penalty for unlawful failure to ring bell or sound whistle at crossing; exceptions.
NRS 705.440 - Illegal rates and charges; penalty.
NRS 705.450 - Penalty for willful obstruction or delay of train.
NRS 705.460 - Penalty for unlawful obstruction or destruction of track, equipment or devices.
NRS 705.480 - Tampering with railroad property; penalty.
NRS 705.650 - "Monorail" defined.
NRS 705.660 - "Operator" defined.